The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-16


THE Pincian Hill, at Home. now bears a mon
ument thus inscribed: "The neighboring pal
ace once the property of the Medicis was the
prison of Calico Gailei. guilty of having seen
the earth revolve round the sun. S. p. O. r.,
MDCCCLXXXVII7
AN English experimenter finds that contrary
to general opinion, growth of ivy house
renders the interior entirely free from moisture;
the ivy extracts every possible particle Of moist
ure from wood, brick stone for its own susie
nance, by means of the tiny roots. which work
their way into even the hardest stone.
MEXICAN ladies generally take their exercise
in closed carriages as etiquette forbids them to
ride on horseback unless accompanied by hus-
band, father or brother. For gentleman to
ask his first cousin to go out with him. either on
foot, on horse in carriage, would be resented
a deadly insult and give sufficient cause for
duel. since to accept the invitation would seri-
ously compromise her good name.
LIszT gave an amusing account of the manner
in which George Sand used her lovers in fiction
after she had done with them in fact First,
she lines her butterflies" be said; .sthen she
feeds them in her box with grasses and flowers;
this is the love period. After time she sticks
q pin into them; they struggle in their pain; but
she has mad enough of them and is now bent on
vivisection. In the end they will be preserved
as dried specimens"
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN has SHE'D legal
bombshell into the booming city of Omaha in
the shape of suit for 600 acres of its valuable
land, estimated at $50, 900. OOO Great consterna-
ton prevails. Citizen Train bought the land in
1865, and he claims to still hold the title He
was the prophet of Omaha's future greatness
and did much to make her good points known to
the world. He should have been made Omaha's
patron saint, but. having been once established.
the Nebraskan metropolis evinced an appalling
lack of gratitude.
THERE is more in a heap of coal than most
persons aware of. Besides gas, a ton of gas
coal will yield 1900 pounds of COKE 20 gallons of
ammonia water and 140 pounds of coal tar. De-
structve distillation of the coal tar gives 60
pounds of pitch. IL pounds of creosote, IA pounds
of heavy oils, 9.5 pounds naphtha yellow, 63
pounds of naphthaline, 4. IS pounds of naphthol.
9 % pounds of alizarine, ~ pounds of solvent
naphtha L. pound of phenol. IL pound of au-
rne l. 1 pound Of aniline, II pound of toludine,
.46 pound of anthracine and % pound of toluene.
A TRAVELLING sleight-of-hand visited an
Indian encampment, near Lewiston. /. T., the
other day. Seeing small dog, he asked how
much they would take for him. The Indians
said that they didn't want to sell. Him very
good dog" said the magician. rubbing him down
the back. st each stroke taking a handful of
money from the end of his tail, also from his
mouth, and nose The Indians looked
away they took the dog down to the river bank
and killed and dissected him. To th cir great
chacrin they found that the sleightof- aud
man had MIXED him of all the money.
THE Cleveland Leader, speaking of the we'd
ding-historic in Ohio--of Kate Chase and Gov
ernor Sprague. says: 'Chief among the guests,
smiling witty, and everywhere honored and vel
come was seen the tall form and winning face
of Abraham Lincoln. President of the Republic.
Carefully dressed, in plain evening ATTIRE. he
reached the house few moments after the cere-
mony had been performed. Stepping directly
up to the bride and kissing her in fatherly
manner. he extended his hearty congratulations
to both the young people. and then asked il it
were really true that the marriage ceremony